Live music venues in Shiga: Recommended list
Shiga, the lakeside region famous for Lake Biwa.
Shiga Prefecture has produced many popular artists over the years, and in recent times, bands from Shiga have increasingly been seen in various band auditions.
Here, we introduce live houses and live bars in Shiga Prefecture that have nurtured many highly skilled bands.
Perhaps the environment there is what fosters artists who combine both popularity and talent.
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live music venue
music bar SINGS
| Name | music bar SINGS |
| Address | 2-6-11 Kawara, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken |
| SNS | |
| Website | https://foodplace.jp/music-bar-sings/ |
JAZZ & BAR COLTRANE (Jazz Bar Coltrane)
| Name | JAZZ & BAR COLTRANE (Jazz Bar Coltrane) |
| Address | LA Square Kusatsu 2F, 1-3-24 Shibukawa, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga |
| genre | Jazz |
| Business hours | 19:00～24:00 |
| phone number | 077-569-5854 |
| contact@jazzbar-coltrane.com | |
| SNS | |
| Website | http://jazzbar-coltrane.com/ |
MUSIC×LIVE BAR BIG BEAT (Music Live Bar Big Beat)
| Name | MUSIC×LIVE BAR BIG BEAT (Music Live Bar Big Beat) |
| Address | 224-1, Wakamiya-cho, Omihachiman-shi, Shiga, Japan |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | Depending on the event |
| phone number | 0748-38-5353 |
| Website | http://www.big-beat5353.com/ |
Sunrise Music Plaza
A music café where you can enjoy live shows for about 20 people. It also operates as a restaurant, and you can rent it out for small groups, making it an ideal place to have fun with your close music friends. Another draw is the variety of events across genres like jazz, folk, and kayōkyoku (Japanese popular songs). They seem to have the necessary equipment for live performances—drums, cajón, piano, and a PA system—so you can feel at ease on that front as well.
| Name | Sunrise Music Plaza |
| Address | 668-6 Noji-cho, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga Prefecture |
| genre | Showa-era pop songs / folk / Western music / jazz |
| Website | http://sunrise2050.com/ |
CAFÉ & BAR YOKKO (Cafe and Bar YOKKO)
| Name | CAFÉ & BAR YOKKO (Cafe and Bar YOKKO) |
| Address | 1-3-1 Seta, Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan |
| genre | Jazz |
| Business hours | 19:00〜25:00 |
| phone number | 077-545-9816 |
| SNS | |
| Website | https://cafebar-yokko.jimdo.com/ |
Js Cafe (Jesu Cafe)
| Name | Js Cafe (Jesu Cafe) |
| Address | 1st Floor, Charlier Moriyama Umeda, 7-28 Umeda-cho, Moriyama-shi, Shiga, Japan |
| genre | Jazz / Pop / Classical |
| Business hours | 11:30–15:00, live shows depend on the day |
| phone number | 077-583-3500 |
| jscafe@inojun.net | |
| Website | http://jscafe.shiga-saku.net |
Sound Square RUSH (Sound Square Rush)
| Name | Sound Square RUSH (Sound Square Rush) |
| Address | 519, Nomura 2-chome, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga |
| genre | acoustic |
| Business hours | 19:00～ |
| phone number | 077-562-7926 |
| Website | http://www.sushi-takimoto.jp/rush/index.php |